Clotilda

Meaning and name origin

Clotilda\c-lotil-da, cl(o)-ti-lda\ as a girl's name is pronounced klo-TIL-da. It is of Old German origin, and the meaning of Clotilda is "famousbattle". From the Old French form of the Germanic name Hlothilda. SaintClothilde was the wife of Frankish King Clovis I in the sixth century, and supposedly went into battle by his side. One of Paris's most fashionable churches is named for her.